Mae Phrik is a district (amphoe

Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) in the southern part of Lampang Province

Lampang Province

Lampang is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chiang Rai, Phayao, Phrae, Sukhothai, Tak, Lamphun and Chiang Mai. The old name of Lampang is Khelang Nakhon.-Geography:...

, northern Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): Thoen

Amphoe Thoen

Thoen is a district in the southern part of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are : Soem Ngam, Sop Prap of Lampang Province, Wang Chin of Phrae Province, Si Satchanalai, Thung Saliam, Ban Dan Lan Hoi of Sukhothai Province, Ban Tak, Sam Ngao of Tak Province, Mae...

 of Lampang Province, Sam Ngao

Amphoe Sam Ngao

Sam Ngao is the northernmost district of Tak Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district was established in 1930 as a subordinate of Ban Tak district. Originally named Tha Pui , it was renamed to Sam Ngao in 1939...

 of Tak Province

Tak Province

Tak is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Lamphun, Lampang, Sukhothai, Kamphaeng Phet, Nakhon Sawan, Uthai Thani and Kanchanaburi...

 and Li

Amphoe Li

Li is the southernmost district of Lamphun Province, northern Thailand.-History:Li district was established in 1911. Originally named Mueang Li, it was shortened to Li in 1917.-Geography:...

 of Lamphun Province

Lamphun Province

Lamphun is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chiang Mai, Lampang and Tak.-Geography:Lamphun is located in the river valley of the Ping River, surrounded by mountain chains....

.

History

Mae Phrik was created in 1904 as a minor district (King Amphoe), subordinate of Thoen district. It was upgraded to a full district in 1958.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 29 villages (muban

Muban

Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). There are two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Mae Phrik covers parts of tambon Mae Phrik, and Mae Pu the whole tambon Mae Pu. There are further 2 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
1.	Mae Phrik	แม่พริก	10	7,045
2.	Pha Pang	ผาปัง	5	1,903
3.	Mae Pu	แม่ปุ	6	4,316
4.	Phra Bat Wang Tuang	พระบาทวังตวง	8	3,885

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)